Director Roman Polanski has reportedly appealed to Polish authorities to grant him permission to return to his native country to make a movie without the threat of extradition to the U.S., where he remains a fugitive on sex charges dating back to the 1970s.

Director Roman Polanski was not at risk of arrest and extradition to the U.S. when he flew to Poland to attend a film festival on Thursday (12Sep13) because he had been personally invited by the country's Minister of Culture, according to reports.